What is included with your retreat registration?

This is a 2-day virtual retreat that includes:

• Lectures from leaders in physician wellness and professional development.

• Group coaching sessions with physician life coaches.

• Facilitated small group discussions with physician colleagues.

• Meditation, yoga, community, and much more!

• Please note: CME credit will not be offered at the retreat this year.

Wellness & Physician Experts

Saturday, October 24th, 2020

(all times are listed in Pacific Time)

8:00- 8:30 am  Welcome

8:30-9:00 am  Finding Permission to Thrive, Kathy Stepien, MD

9:00-9:20 am  Large group Q/A

9:20-9:30 am  Break

9:30-10:00 am   Breakout groups

Finding Permission to Thrive, Kathy Stepien, MD

Relationships: What Can We Do?, Katie Townes, DO

Group Coaching Session, Amelia Bueche, DO

10:00-10:30 am   Mindful movement, Ni-Cheng Liang, MD

10:30-10:40 am   Break 

10:40-11:10 am  This is YOUR Life: Creating Healthy Boundaries Around Your Time, Jessica Schaefer, DO

11:10-11:30 am   Large group Q/A

11:30-12:00 pm  Breakout groups

Creating healthy boundaries around your time, Jessica Schaefer, DO

Healthy Parenting in Challenging Times, Payal Patel Ghayal, MD

Group coaching, Jessie Mahoney, MD

12:00-1:30 pm  Lunch/self-care

1:00-1:30 pm  Yoga, Jessie Mahoney, MD

1:30-2:00 pm   Overcoming Anxiety and Overwhelm, Candace Good, MD

2:00-2:15 pm   Large group Q/A

2:15-2:45 pm   Breakout groups

    Overcoming Anxiety and Overwhelm, Candace Good, MD

    Physician Isolation and Loneliness During a Pandemic, Kathy Stepien, MD

    Group coaching, Katie Townes, DO

2:45-3:00 pm   Wrap up

Sunday October 25th, 2020

(all times listed in Pacific Time Zone)

8:00- 8:30 am   Welcome

8:30-9:00 am  Finding Freedom from Food and Alcohol, Kristi Angevine, MD

9:00-9:20 am   Large group Q/A

9:20-9:30 am   Break

9:30-10:00 am   Breakout groups

Finding Freedom from Food and Alcohol, Kristi Angevine, MD

Hot Topics for Parenting in a Pandemic, Archana Shrestha, MD

Group Coaching, Sara Dill, MD

10:00-10:30 am  Mindful self-compassion activity, Sara Dill, MD

10:30-10:40 am   Break 

10:40-11:30 am   Relax Rx: Yoga Therapy for Self-Care 

Robyn Tiger, MD

11:30-1:00 pm  Lunch/self-care

1:00-1:30 pm   Emotional Adulthood at Work, Gimble, MD

1:30-1:50 pm   Large group Q/A

1:50-2:00 pm   Break

2:00-2:30 pm   Breakout groups

Emotional Adulthood, Devon Gimble, MD

Women Moving Beyond Breaks, Heartbreak, and Divorce, Trina Dorrah, MD

Group Coaching, Krista Olsen, MD

2:30-3:00 pm  Closing activity

Kathy Stepien, MD, Director of Physician Wellness 

Dr. Stepien is a board-certified Pediatrician in active practice, and the director of The Institute for Physician Wellness. She graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2007. Prior to entering medicine, she practiced physical therapy for many years. She holds a graduate degree in Philosophy where she focused on applied ethics.

Dr. Stepien is a certified life coach who trained with The Life Coach School. She Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC.)  Dr. Stepien lives in Juneau, AK where you might find her out hiking with her 2 teenage sons.

Katie Townes, DO

Dr. Katie Townes is a neonatologist, life coach, entrepreneur, and physician wellness leader in her institution and region.  She is the founder of Physicians’ Lounge Online; a company focused on building community and physician well-being.  As the “Call Coach,” Dr. Townes serves physicians struggling with burnout, particularly from on-call shifts.  Her passion is to decrease physicians’ suffering by creating community, mindfulness, and education.